Deaf Awareness Week
Occurs yearly, during the last full week of
September. The purpose of Deaf Awareness
Week is to draw attention to deaf people, their
accomplishments and their issues.
Ideas, ASL 3-4
• Deaf, Deaf world
• Make & present posters (Deaf culture & historyASL 3-4):
– Navigating a sign environment (getting someone’s attention, passing
between signers, rude & polite behavior around deaf, etc.)
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Famous D/deaf people
Deaf history timeline
The 5 parameters & deaf poetry/stories
Political issues past & present (cochlear implants, oral
vs. manual education debate)
– Deaf sports & athletes
– Deaf arts (visual & performance)
http://www2.bakersfieldcollege.edu/tmoran/asl1%20posters.htm
Ideas, ASL 1-2
• Make & present posters (basic info on Deaf &
ASL- ASL 1-2):
– Many different sign languages throughout the world
– Iconic sign art
– Communication strategies between deaf/hearing
(gesture, drawing, writing, using an interpreter)
– Difficulty of lipreading for the Deaf (30% on lips, no memory of
sound)
– Polite ways to get a Deaf person’s attention
– Devices for adaptation & accommodation